Hawaii Administrative Rules
Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
Department of Human Services
Chapter 795 - SUPPORTING EMPLOYMENT EMPOWERMENT (SEE) PROGRAM
Subchapter 3 - EMPLOYER REQUIREMENTS
Section 17-795-27 - Participation requirements
Universal Citation: HI Admin Rules 17-795-27
Current through February, 2024
(a) When a participant is employed through the SEE program, the employer shall:
(1) Agree to employ the SEE program
participant for a minimum of twenty-four hours per week but no more than forty
hours per week, for no more than three months. Employment maybe extended up to
three months following the initial period, but not to exceed a cumulative total
of six months;
(2) Agree to receive
reimbursement payments through direct deposit into a bank account designated by
the employer;
(3) Not assign the
SEE participant to a position that will result in the displacement of employed
workers;
(4) Pay the SEE program
participant at a rate that is comparable to other employees in the same
position;
(5) Provide the SEE
program participant the same working conditions and entitlements as employees
in similar positions;
(6) Provide
the SEE program participant with the same benefits provided to all other
employees in similar positions including but not limited to temporary
disability insurance, worker's compensation, unemployment insurance, health
insurance benefits, and sick, vacation, personal, and holiday leaves;
(7) Provide supervision, training, support,
and guidance necessary to enable the SEE program participant to develop basic
work habits and gain self-confidence to potentially transition to unsubsidized
employment;
(8) Complete an
evaluation of the SEE program participant, on a department prescribed form,
after the initial thirty days of employment and upon termination of the SEE
program agreement;
(9) Agree to
provide SEE program participants preference for an unsubsidized position with
the employer after the participant successfully completes any probationary or
training period as specified in the SEE program agreement; and
(10) Issue the SEE program participant an
employment termination notice when terminating the SEE program agreement or
decision to not retain the SEE program participant in an unsubsidized position
at the end of the subsidized employment period.
(b) The employer shall acknowledge the applicability of section 11-355, HRS.
(c) The employer shall report to the department within ten calendar days from the date of occurrence of any of the following events:
(1) The compliance
status with the requirements described in sections
17-795-24 and
17-795-25 has changed;
(2) An incorrect reimbursement payment is
received;
(3) A SEE program
participant's employment is terminated and reason for the
termination;
(4) The employer files
for bankruptcy;
(5) There is a
change in business owner;
(6) There
is a change in legally authorized representative;
(7) There is a change in business address or
business location; or
(8) There is
a change in the bank account designated for direct deposit
payments.
(d) The employer shall hold harmless the State, the department, their officers and employees from and against any liability, loss, damage, cost, or expense arising out of or in conjunction with the acts or omissions of the SEE program participant.
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